Grammar ✎ Comparatives & Superlatives ELT Araceli

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Comparatives and Superlatives of Adjectives

Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives below.
example: big / bigger / biggest or important / more important / most important

Adjective Comparative Superlative Adjective Comparative Superlative

1. tall 22. far

2. cheap 23. bad

3. expensive 24. fat

4. good 25. interesting

5. lazy 26. narrow

6. pretty 27. safe

7. beautiful 28. dangerous

8. difficult 29. messy

9. boring 30. handsome

10. shy 31. attractive

11. happy 32. delicious

12. short 33. useful

13. famous 34. easy

14. comfortable 35. lucky

15. ugly 36. quiet

16. warm 37. noisy

17. long 38. modern

18. intelligent 39. patient

19. wide 40. convenient

20. thick 41. accurate

21. smart
 The Comparative Form of Adjectives

Complete the following sentences with the correct comparative form of the words listed below.

bad important crowded good high heavy convenient difficult

cheap expensive quiet easy thin healthy dangerous cold

1. In Canada, January is than March.

2. I think that good health is than money.

3. I can’t carry my suitcase. It’s much than yours.

4. I can afford to buy a new bike but not a new car. A car is than a bike.

5. You look than the last time I saw you. Have you lost weight?

6. I couldn’t get a seat in the restaurant. It was than usual.

7. Mountains are than hills.

8. He got a very good mark on his exam. The exam was than he had expected.

9. You should go to the doctor. Your cold is than it was a few days ago.

10. There is a lot of crime in the big cities. They are than the small town where I live.

11. I don’t understand this lesson. It is than the last one we did.

12. I can’t study in this room. It’s too noisy. I’m going to find a place.

13. Our apartment is far from everything. We want to move to a location.

14. Orange juice is than Coke.

15. The store is having a great sale today. Most televisions are 25% than they were
yesterday.

16. The doctor told me that I can go back to work if I feel tomorrow.
 Comparatives Using as….as
Make your own comparisons using the words provided and the structure as…as.

Ex. My apartment/ large/ yours My apartment is as large as yours.

My car /expensive/ your car My car isn’t as expensive as your car.

1. biology/ interesting/ history

2. train/ fast/ airplane

3. algebra/ difficult/ geometry

4. Batman / popular/ Superman

5. lemon/ sweet/ orange

6. morning/ warm/ afternoon

7. robin / big/ eagle

8. my neighbor/ friendly/ yours

9. tiger/ dangerous/ lion

10. bicycle/ expensive/ motorcycle

11. house/ tall/ skyscraper

12. France/ beautiful/ Switzerland

13. my old shoes/ comfortable/ new shoes

14. grammar/ difficult / spelling

15. Beethoven/ famous / Mozart

16. frozen yogurt/ fattening/ ice cream

17. Coke/ healthy/ fruit juice

18. my apartment/ convenient/ yours

19. big cities/ safe/ small towns

20. New York hotels/ expensive/ Tokyo hotels

 The Superlative Form of Adjectives

Complete the following sentences with the correct superlative form of the words listed below.

funny high delicious easy cold boring lucky smart

dirty rich valuable bad large cheap long scary

1. Yesterday was day of the year. I almost froze to death walking home from school!

2. That was movie I’ve ever seen. I almost walked out in the middle.

3. Please give me your recipe. That is cake I’ve ever eaten.

4. Jerry is student in our class. He gets the top grades in every course.

5. Bob told story last night. I couldn’t stop laughing.

6. Whales are animals in the world.

7. The Nile is river in the world.

8. Marie is person I know. She has won the lottery four times!

9. He is speaker I have ever heard. Half the audience fell asleep during
his speech.

10. Mount Everest is mountain in the world.

11. That is painting in the art gallery. It’s worth a million dollars.

12. Bill Gates is one of men in the world.

13. I finished the exercise in five minutes. It was homework the teacher
has ever given us.

14. Arthur hates to clean. He has apartment I’ve ever seen.

15. My dinner only cost $6.00. That must be restaurant in town.

16. I was afraid to turn off the lights last night. That was show
I’ve ever watched.
 The Superlative Form of Adjectives

A) Write questions using the words provided and the superlative form of the adjective.

Ex. what/ big mistake/ ever made What is the biggest mistake you have ever made?

1. what /beautiful place to visit/ your country

2. who/ kind person/ you know

3. what/ good movie/ ever seen

4. what/ happy day/ in your life

5. what/ crazy thing/ ever done

6. what/ expensive thing/ ever bought

7. what/ good restaurant/ your city

8. what/ exciting place/ ever been

9. who/ interesting person/ ever met

B) Ask a classmate the questions you have written or write your own answers on
a separate piece of paper.
 Comparatives and Superlatives of Adverbs

A. Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adverbs below.

Adverb Comparative Superlative

Ex. fast faster the fastest

1. hard
2. carefully
3. early
4. quickly
5. slowly
6. beautifully
7. well
8. clearly
9. late
10. far
11. badly
12. fluently

B. Complete the following sentences with the correct form (comparative or superlative) of the adverb
provided.

1. I drive (carefully) than my husband.

2. Angela works (hard) than I do, but our secretary works
(hard) of all of us.
3. Anita sings (beautifully) of all the people in the choir.
4. Our teacher explains the lessons (clearly) than your teacher.
5. Robert arrived at the meeting (early) than Francis.
6. Ken arrived (early) of them all.
7. Teenagers usually drive (fast) than their parents.
8. My daughter cooks (well) than I do, but my husband cooks
(well) of all of us.
9. Rene speaks (fluently) of all the ESL students in the class.
10. The teacher arrived (late) than the students.
 Comparatives and Superlatives – Adjectives and Adverbs

Make comparisons of the following. Use your own ideas. Write three sentences for each set, one using the
comparative structure with than, one using the comparative structure with as…as, and one using the
superlative. (Use at least one adverb in the exercise.)

Ex. watermelon/ grapefruit/ orange.

A grapefruit is bigger than an orange.
A grapefruit isn’t as big as a watermelon.
A watermelon is the biggest fruit of the three.

1. turtle/ rabbit/ fox

2. feather/ book/ television

3. running shoes/ bedroom slippers/ high heeled shoes

4. bicycle/ motorcycle/ car

5. teacher/ doctor/ lawyer

6. egg/ pancake/ donut

 Comparatives and Superlatives – Adjectives and Adverbs

Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the adjective or adverb, comparative or
superlative of the words provided.

1. This is (fancy) dress I own.

2. In my opinion, a deer moves (graceful) of all the animals.

3. The politician spoke (loud) than was necessary.

4. When we travel, my suitcase is always (heavy) than my husband’s.

5. January is (cold) month of the year.

6. Mrs. Pedrido speaks (fluent) than her husband, but her daughter speaks
(fluent) of the whole family.

7. December 21 is the (short) day of the year. It is (short) than any other.

8. Andrew is (fast) runner on the team.

9. This apartment is (convenient) of all the apartments I have seen.

10. Annie usually gets up (early) than her sister.

11. Max finished the homework (fast) than anyone else in the class.

12. A turtle moves (slow) than a rabbit.

13. Bonnie works (hard) of all the employees in the office.

14. This book is (interesting) than the one I read last week.

15. Daniel drives (careful) than his father.

16. Judy goes to the library (often) than I do.

17. That gold necklace is (expensive) one in the whole store.

18. This is (bad) movie I have ever seen.

19. Shaun sings even (beautiful) than her mother, who is a famous opera star. In fact, she
has (beautiful) voice I’ve ever heard.